As someone who owns both, I have barely used the Anker. They are much less comfortable than the Bose, and that’s the real reason I bought both of them. I find IEMs that seal the ear canal to be deeply unpleasant. The Bose basically disappears on my ear and I have caught myself leaving the office still wearing them having forgotten to put them away first. Further, I believe the Bose also sound much better than the Anker. To my ear, the Bose are more natural. The Anker have a thin sound with little to distinguish between different frequencies. Everything sounds condensed, like listening to an old school earbud that’s sitting wrong in your ear. Also, not a runner-just someone who cares deeply about comfort with headphones. If I had my way, I’d just use speakers, but a shared office makes the Bose the second best option while the Anker aren’t really an option at all.
The way I see it, sure, the Anker are much cheaper. If you want to try this style to see what works for you, it could be a good idea to pick them up first. However, I think many people will find them uncomfortable or not enjoy the sound quality. Those people might consider trading in the Anker for the Bose before the return period expires because the Bose are truly the perfect example of this style, in my experience. Caveat: I’ve not tried hook style open alternatives like the ones from Shokz, Nothing, or Cleer. Past experience with these chunky hooks have turned me off of them as they don’t tend to fit my ears well. Fiio made TWS hook adapters (UTWS1) which I tried using with earbuds and the poor fit basically made them unusable for me. I also used to wear chi-fi IEMs with the ear hook and tended to find them uncomfortable, as well. I’d like to try the hook style open ear eardbuds to see, but am not currently willing to spend money on them since I’m so happy with the Bose.
I have tangzu wan'er. I liked it's forward vocals, some clarity and little bit subbass sometimes. I want to upgrade on better bass, a very good surround sound stage and excellent separation in the sound and the superb comfort. My budget is around 100-150$. Can you suggest me the best one based on my experience with the current one. I'm confused whether it's worth spending this much if the budget iem like kefine klean, simgot ew300 (heard has some qc issues) are so good. Also simgot em6l has qc issues.
You cant have it all on that price point. I have T3+, QKZ HBB, Quartet, EM6L, Estrella, and Deuce. get the QKZ HBB or Quartet for forward vocals and bass but don't expect a wide soundstage. Estrella and Deuce have all qualities you mentioned but they are way above your budget
with the anker set, my hair gets in the way literally everytime i try to use the touch controls, that and the flimsy case lid are my only complaints.
As someone who owns both, I have barely used the Anker. They are much less comfortable than the Bose, and that’s the real reason I bought both of them. I find IEMs that seal the ear canal to be deeply unpleasant. The Bose basically disappears on my ear and I have caught myself leaving the office still wearing them having forgotten to put them away first. Further, I believe the Bose also sound much better than the Anker. To my ear, the Bose are more natural. The Anker have a thin sound with little to distinguish between different frequencies. Everything sounds condensed, like listening to an old school earbud that’s sitting wrong in your ear. Also, not a runner-just someone who cares deeply about comfort with headphones. If I had my way, I’d just use speakers, but a shared office makes the Bose the second best option while the Anker aren’t really an option at all.
The way I see it, sure, the Anker are much cheaper. If you want to try this style to see what works for you, it could be a good idea to pick them up first. However, I think many people will find them uncomfortable or not enjoy the sound quality. Those people might consider trading in the Anker for the Bose before the return period expires because the Bose are truly the perfect example of this style, in my experience.
Caveat: I’ve not tried hook style open alternatives like the ones from Shokz, Nothing, or Cleer. Past experience with these chunky hooks have turned me off of them as they don’t tend to fit my ears well. Fiio made TWS hook adapters (UTWS1) which I tried using with earbuds and the poor fit basically made them unusable for me. I also used to wear chi-fi IEMs with the ear hook and tended to find them uncomfortable, as well. I’d like to try the hook style open ear eardbuds to see, but am not currently willing to spend money on them since I’m so happy with the Bose.
Is the call quality still bad on the Bose or have they fixed this with an update?
I have tangzu wan'er. I liked it's forward vocals, some clarity and little bit subbass sometimes. I want to upgrade on better bass, a very good surround sound stage and excellent separation in the sound and the superb comfort. My budget is around 100-150$. Can you suggest me the best one based on my experience with the current one. I'm confused whether it's worth spending this much if the budget iem like kefine klean, simgot ew300 (heard has some qc issues) are so good. Also simgot em6l has qc issues.
You cant have it all on that price point. I have T3+, QKZ HBB, Quartet, EM6L, Estrella, and Deuce. get the QKZ HBB or Quartet for forward vocals and bass but don't expect a wide soundstage. Estrella and Deuce have all qualities you mentioned but they are way above your budget
Bose is way over priced..